Kingdom of Heaven

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

R 05/06/2005 (US) Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War 2h 24m

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Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong

Overview

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Ridley Scott

Director
William Monahan

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Orlando Bloom

Balian de Ibelin
Eva Green

Sibylla
Jeremy Irons

Tiberias
David Thewlis

Hospitaler
Edward Norton

King Baldwin
Ghassan Massoud

Saladin
Liam Neeson

Godfrey de Ibelin
Brendan Gleeson

Reynald de Chatillon
Marton Csokas

Guy de Lusignan
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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on September 25, 2018

Good start and ending, weak middle, but magnificent photography and haunting score

"Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) isn’t as good as contemporaneous sword & sandal flicks "Troy" (one of my favorites) and "King Arthur" (very good), but it's not bad either.

THE PLOT: After the death of his child and suicide of his wife, Balian (Orlando Bloom) meets his long, lost father (Liam Neeson) who encourages him to go to Jerusalem and start a new life. After a long eventful trip, Balian arrives in Jerusalem and is introduced to Princess Sibylla (Eva Green), the leprous King Baldwin and other VIPs. The po... read the rest.

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